Gordon Wong

At the all-encompassing “two meetings” half a year ago, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a lower GDP growth target of “around 7 per cent”, hailing it as “a new normal” for the Chinese economy. Even before...

The past is a foreign country. So is the future. And an integral part of the future is big data. Big data is defined by technology research firm Forrester Research as “techniques and technologies that make...

Ride-sharing app Uber has caused an uproar among Hong Kong taxi drivers, creating an impression that our taxi drivers are stubbornly resistant to change. But the unease with Uber is a global phenomenon. The San Francisco-based...

Now the Greeks have said no to the bailout plan and five years of belt tightening. The fact that the Greek nation voted to reject Brussels reveals as much about European Union undemocracy as about Greek...

A point of no return has been reached in the European continent when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a referendum on the creditors’ final bailout offer. Let us not be distracted by this roller-coaster ride...

The Greek crisis has reached a showdown stage. Eurozone heads of governments are meeting on Monday to decide Athens’ fate and that of the great European experiment. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for all, if...

FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, is now a center of power standing next to nation-states. On football matters, it wields omnipotent authority. The globe is not large enough for a second FIFA. Therefore, in deciding which...

The great game between China and America entered a meaningful stage, albeit in a messy way, after Britain, France, Australia and South Korea defied lobbying by the United States and decided to join Beijing’s nascent Asian...